Outside Plant Technician

Position Title: Outside Plant Technician

Location: Fort Knox, KY

Clearance Type: SECRET

Compensation: $31.79/hr.

Responsibilities:

• Receive, process, coordinate, and execute cable locate requests for all proposed excavation areas to identify buried or underground government telecommunications cables.
• Conduct physical site inspections and locate cable paths using contractor-furnished GPS equipment with accuracy to within 1 meter, and mark cable paths using inverted fluorescent orange paint and/or stakes.
• Provide digital time-stamped photographs of the marked areas and submit red-line drawings to the Government’s CAD/GIS team upon completion.
• Accurately document all locate activity on the digging permit, return completed permits to DPW, and maintain internal file copies.
• Identify whether NEC-owned cables are present within the area of concern and ensure compliance with government standards for cable locate response times (within 1 working day).
• Prepare and submit paperwork necessary for obtaining digging permits and environmental clearances for all excavation projects.
• Support 24/7 on-call emergency locate requests related to utility damage or urgent infrastructure repairs, including third-party damage and acts of God.
• Avoid digging in paved or sensitive areas; follow proper boring procedures where required.
• Ensure all open trenches or pits are properly marked and secured, using plywood covers (if possible), orange safety cones, and yellow caution tape when left overnight